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PROPANEDIOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does propanediol mean?
• PROPANEDIOL (noun)
The noun PROPANEDIOL has 1 sense:
1. a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects
Familiarity information: PROPANEDIOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
propanediol; propylene glycol
Hypernyms ("propanediol" is a kind of...):
antifreeze (a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point)
humectant (any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist)
Context examples
A three substituted fluoranthene derivative of the 2-(arylmethylamino)-1,3-propanediol family that intercalates with DNA, causing inhibition of DNA synthesis.
(BW A773U, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic propanediol dicarbamate derivative and an adjunct in the treatment of painful muscle spasms, Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant that relieves stiffness, pain, and discomfort caused by muscle injuries.
(Carisoprodol, NCI Thesaurus)
A propanediol compound with anticonvulsant and antiepileptic properties.
(Felbamate, NCI Thesaurus)
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